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Institution:环境科学与工程学院

Title of Paper:Building heterogeneous nanostructures for photocatalytic ammonia decomposition

Journal:Nanoscale Advances

Summary:Ammonia is an important chemical for human beings that is used in the synthesis of chemical fertilizers and products; meanwhile, it is also a hazardous compound which causes undesirable odors, several diseases, and environmental problems. Therefore, there is an urgent need to control and remove ammonia pollutants from water, air and soil. Hence, clean processes using photocatalysis to convert ammonia into H2 and N2 have been an important research topic in recent years. To date, only some metal-loaded common photocatalysts, such as TiO2, ZnO, C3N4, graphene and other carbon-based materials together with their hybrid materials, have been reported as active photocatalysts for the decomposition of aqueous ammonia solutions. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in heterogeneous nanostructures for photocatalytic ammonia decomposition. Particular emphasis is also given to metalloading along with the resulting heterojunctions. Furthermore, the recent efforts toward the development of heterogeneous nanostructures for photocatalytic ammonia decomposition in this direction are discussed and appraised. Finally, perspectives and future opportunities regarding the challenges and future directions in the area of heterogeneous photocatalysts for ammonia decomposition are also provided.

First Author:Shijie Zhang

Correspondence Author:Zuoli He,Shuguang Wang

All the Authors:Xuan Li,Jing Zhang,Qianhao Zang

Document Code:9D47BBE684904D548663055594BA718C

Volume:2

Issue:9

Page Number:3610

Number of Words:9000

Translation or Not:No

Date of Publication:2020-07

Release Time:2021-10-07